
A year after PMC Bank scam, RBI says NPAs rise in urban co-operative banks, losses balloon up
The Reserve Bank of India said the quantum of gross NPAs in the 1,539 UCBs increased to Rs 33,010 crore at end-FY20 from Rs 22,093 crore a year ago

Electoral bonds worth Rs 6,128 crore sold since last year; Mumbai recorded highest sale of Rs 1,880 cr followed by Kolkata, Delhi
According to the non-governmental organisation Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), electoral bonds worth Rs 277 crore have been sold since last year

Indians hold $216-490 billion in unaccounted wealth abroad, reveal studies; real estate, mining most favoured sectors
Unaccounted wealth outside the country held by Indians was estimated in the range of US $216.48 billion to US $490 billion over various periods between 1980 and 2010, according to three separate studies

Parties got 99.8% donations through electoral bonds of Rs 10 lakh, Rs 1 crore between March 2018 and January, reveals RTI reply
A whopping 99.8 per cent of donations received by political parties was through electoral bonds of the highest denominations - Rs 10 lakh and Rs one crore - between March 2018 and 24 January, 2019

New Rs 20 coin shaped as 12-edged polygon to be in circulation soon, says Finance Ministry Gazette notification
India's finance ministry, in a Gazette notification dated 6 March, has announced that Rs. 20 coins will soon be in circulation across the country. An exact date has not been specified for the release.

Grammys 2019: Cardi B makes history as first female solo artist to win Best Rap Album
Cardi B accepted her first Grammy for her debut album Invasion of Privacy with husband Offset, holding his hand.

Facebook's internal documents revealing how it made money off minors, unsealed
This is related to the 2012 lawsuit against Facebook where minors unknowingly spent money on games.

Hackers gain access to 120 million private messages from Facebook users accounts
Several users whose Facebook details have been compromised were based in Ukraine and Russia.

Autonomous driving cars expected to save up to $9.7 billion per year: Study
6.2 million tonnes of CO2 emission will be reduced thanks to autonomous driving mentions the report.

Elon Musk bought 72,500 shares of Tesla's common stock stock worth over $25 mn
Elon Musk is already the electric car maker’s largest shareholder and now owns 33.74 million shares worth about $11.6 billion.

Amid cash crunch, Income Tax Department seizes Rs 14.48 crore from hoarders during raids across India
The Income Tax Department (ITD) has seized Rs 14.48 crore in cash during raids at multiple locations, including in poll-bound Karnataka

Economy Matters: Firstpost columnist Seetha discusses the challenges facing the informal sector and small enterprises
Firstpost columnist Seetha discusses the challenges facing the informal sector and small enterprises with Dr Ravi Srivastava, former member of the National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganised Sector, and Anil Bhardwaj, secretary general, Federation of Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

Economy Matters: Firstpost Columnist Seetha in conversation with Pronab Sen and Santosh Mehrotra
In conversation with Pronab Sen, Country Director, International Growth Centre and Santosh Mehrotra of the Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi on job crises.

PayPal makes it easier for Indian sellers and freelancers to receive payments from abroad
According to PayPal, the certificate can be directly collected by the sellers and freelancers from their beneficiary banks.

Decoding Budget 2018: Two million jobs a month
Decoding Budget 2018: Two million jobs a month

Decoding Budget 2018: No changes in personal income tax
Decoding Budget 2018: No changes in personal income tax

Decoding Budget 2018: Announcements on banking sectors
Decoding Budget 2018: Announcements on banking sectors

Budget 2018: From standard deduction to health and education cess, how Arun Jaitley changed your money life
This standard deduction given in budget was in lieu of exemption in respect of transport allowance and reimbursement of miscellaneous medical expenses